personages

People of distinction

Personages is the plural of personage, a somewhat formal or literary word for a person of importance or distinction.

The term often carries a slightly ironic or antiquated tone: Various personages from the art world attended the gala.

It can also simply mean characters or figures: the personages in a novel.

dignitary

ambassador

Official foreign representative

  • diplomatOfficial foreign representative
  • consulDiplomat in foreign city
  • envoyAccredited diplomatic representative

chancellor · governor · senator · mayor · judge · magistrate · official · statesman · prelate · dean

celebrity

star

Luminous astronomical object

  • iconPictorial screen symbol
  • superstarExceptionally famous performer
  • idolObject of worship

luminary · notable · entertainer · headliner · diva · A-lister · newsmaker · stardom · fame · megastar

influential

mogul

Influential industry leader

visionary · pioneer · innovator · philanthropist · patron · kingmaker · authority · leader · reformer · advocate

legendary

hero

One admired for courage

  • demigodPartly divine being
  • titanDominant figure in field
  • sageWisdom keeper or seasoning

oracle · champion · patriarch · matriarch · immortal · icon · paragon · colossus · giant · muse

historical

monarch

Hereditary supreme ruler

founder · forefather · ancestor · pioneer · explorer · settler · general · statesman · chronicled · dynast

Opposites
social prominence/importance

personagesnobodies

Unimportant, unknown persons

nonentities · unknowns · small fry · ciphers · zeros

individual distinction

personagesthe masses

Common populace collectively

hoi polloi · masses · rabble · commoners · rank and file

Family

personage

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